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Straight Ahead Position, Check/Adjust
Caution
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Check straight-ahead position in all cases following service
work on steering gear. The straight-ahead position is attained when
bellows sit tension-free over length (I) between tie rod grooves
and steering housing and wheels are in straight-ahead position.
Inspect
Steering gear shaft can be inserted in the intermediate shaft
with a 360° offset. This is indicated by the bellows being
extended or compressed with steering wheel in straight-ahead
position and the wheels not being in the straight-ahead
position.
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 Adjust
Turn steering wheel in straight-ahead position, remove ignition
key and allow steering lock to engage.
Remove intermediate shaft from steering gear shaft – see
operation "Intermediate Shaft, Remove and Install". Turn steering
gear shaft until bellows on either side are the same length and
wheels are in straight-ahead direction.
Reinstalling intermediate shaft on steering gear – see
operation "Intermediate Shaft, Remove and Install".
Slight deviations from steering wheel straight-ahead position
and wheel straight-ahead position can be corrected by adjusting
toe-in (modifying length or tie rod) – see operation "Chassis
Alignment" and "Toe-in, Adjust" in group "E".
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